Samantha CarlsonOctober 1, 2010 Game Goo: Learning that Sticks Primary (K-3) Game: Tina’s World Buggy Trails URL:http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html Type: Acitivity/Game Summary: In this game you follow the character Tina’s directions. The student playing the game needs to follow her directions in order to collect 10 bugs and complete the game. The child must focus on listening to Tina’s direction in order to find the bugs. There isn’t a lot of reading in this game it mostly focuses on the child ability to be able to understand and follow directions. Color: The color in the game is very bright and easy to see. The pictures are simple and contain some detail. A variety of colors and shade are used to captures the child’s interest. Repetition: There is a lot of repetition on the game, you are able to hear Tina’s directions many times throughout the game. Also each step is virtually the same while looking for the bugs the order just changes each time. Talking Text: There are many different sounds throughout the game, but they are consistently made by the same image in the game. Visual Cues: When a cursor is moved over the object it moves up and down. Also when the image is selected it is surrounded by white polka dots. Lastly if you find a bug it jumps up and down then is moved into the “bug jar” Mistakes: I was unable to find any mistakes in this game. Rating: This game does not allow you to rate it. Highlighted Cues: In the game once an image is selected it is highlighted, but not anytime before that. Navigation Routine: You are able to enter the game, quit the game, clear your board, as well as restart the game. Click Back and Back: Yes, in this game you are able to click back until you return to the home page. Click and Drag: You did not drag anything in this particular game. My Rating: 7
Game: Alphabricks URL:http://pbskids.org/superwhy/#game/alphabricks Type: Memory/Matching Game Age: Primary (K-3) Summary: In this game you match cards; one card has a word and the corresponding picture while the other has the letter that is the first letter in the word. It is also a memory game because the cards are turned over so the child playing must also remember where the matching cards are. Once a match is made the cards are highlighted and can no longer be selected. Once the game is over the child wins a prize and is congratulated for their good work. Color: The web page is very bright. The most prominent color in the game is orange and it is placed on a blue back ground that has white leave on it for the fall season. Repetition: There is a lot of repetition in this game, the child has continually has to select cards until the find the correct match. Talking Text: Every time a card is selected in the game, the letter or word written on the card is said aloud. Also the directions for the game are said aloud by the character directing the game. Lastly if you do not get a match the computer explains to the student why it is incorrect. Visual Cues: When the word is read the letters on the card are highlighted. Also the cards flip over as if the child was flipping them over in an actual card game rather than in a virtual one. Mistakes: I did not find any mistakes on this web page. Rating: The game does not allow you to rate it. Highlighted Cues: Cards that have already been matched in the game become transparent and do not allow the player to select them again. Navigation Routine: You can continually select cards in the game until a match is made after selected what level of difficulty you would like to play on. Click Back and Back: No you cannot select back in this game. Click and Drag: No, you do not drag anything in this game.
My Rating: 8
Title: Gorilla Grammar
Type: Identifying Age: Primary (K-3)
URL:http://childparenting.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=childparenting&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.funbrain.com%2Fgrammar%2F Summary: In this game the child selects one of the highlighted words in the sentence, either a noun or a verb and it is specified in the directions which one to chose. Color: There is little to no color on the game page. The only color are the highlight nouns or verbs. Repetition: There isn’t any repetition in this activity besides the continual verb and noun selection. Talking Text: There is no talking text in this game. Visual Clues: There aren’t any visual cues in this game besides the highlighted text. Mistakes: I was unable to find any mistakes with this game. Rating: This game does not allow you to rate it. Highlighted Cues: The nouns and verbs in the sentences are the only part of the game that are highlighted. Navigation Routine: You continue clicking forward or back until the game is over. Click Back and Back: You can click back through the entire the game, all the way back to the beginning. Click and Drag: There is no dragging in this game. Rating: 3
Happy Halloween!
Samantha CarlsonOctober 1, 2010Game Goo: Learning that Sticks Primary (K-3)
Game: Tina’s World Buggy Trails
URL: http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html
Type: Acitivity/Game
Summary: In this game you follow the character Tina’s directions. The student playing the game needs to follow her directions in order to collect 10 bugs and complete the game. The child must focus on listening to Tina’s direction in order to find the bugs. There isn’t a lot of reading in this game it mostly focuses on the child ability to be able to understand and follow directions.
Color: The color in the game is very bright and easy to see. The pictures are simple and contain some detail. A variety of colors and shade are used to captures the child’s interest.
Repetition: There is a lot of repetition on the game, you are able to hear Tina’s directions many times throughout the game. Also each step is virtually the same while looking for the bugs the order just changes each time.
Talking Text: There are many different sounds throughout the game, but they are consistently made by the same image in the game.
Visual Cues: When a cursor is moved over the object it moves up and down. Also when the image is selected it is surrounded by white polka dots. Lastly if you find a bug it jumps up and down then is moved into the “bug jar”
Mistakes: I was unable to find any mistakes in this game.
Rating: This game does not allow you to rate it.
Highlighted Cues: In the game once an image is selected it is highlighted, but not anytime before that.
Navigation Routine: You are able to enter the game, quit the game, clear your board, as well as restart the game.
Click Back and Back: Yes, in this game you are able to click back until you return to the home page.
Click and Drag: You did not drag anything in this particular game.
My Rating: 7
Game: Alphabricks
URL: http://pbskids.org/superwhy/#game/alphabricks
Type: Memory/Matching Game Age: Primary (K-3)
Summary: In this game you match cards; one card has a word and the corresponding picture while the other has the letter that is the first letter in the word. It is also a memory game because the cards are turned over so the child playing must also remember where the matching cards are. Once a match is made the cards are highlighted and can no longer be selected. Once the game is over the child wins a prize and is congratulated for their good work.
Color: The web page is very bright. The most prominent color in the game is orange and it is placed on a blue back ground that has white leave on it for the fall season.
Repetition: There is a lot of repetition in this game, the child has continually has to select cards until the find the correct match.
Talking Text: Every time a card is selected in the game, the letter or word written on the card is said aloud. Also the directions for the game are said aloud by the character directing the game. Lastly if you do not get a match the computer explains to the student why it is incorrect.
Visual Cues: When the word is read the letters on the card are highlighted. Also the cards flip over as if the child was flipping them over in an actual card game rather than in a virtual one.
Mistakes: I did not find any mistakes on this web page.
Rating: The game does not allow you to rate it.
Highlighted Cues: Cards that have already been matched in the game become transparent and do not allow the player to select them again.
Navigation Routine: You can continually select cards in the game until a match is made after selected what level of difficulty you would like to play on.
Click Back and Back: No you cannot select back in this game.
Click and Drag: No, you do not drag anything in this game.
My Rating: 8
Title: Gorilla Grammar
Type: Identifying Age: Primary (K-3)
URL:http://childparenting.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=childparenting&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.funbrain.com%2Fgrammar%2F
Summary: In this game the child selects one of the highlighted words in the sentence, either a noun or a verb and it is specified in the directions which one to chose.
Color: There is little to no color on the game page. The only color are the highlight nouns or verbs.
Repetition: There isn’t any repetition in this activity besides the continual verb and noun selection.
Talking Text: There is no talking text in this game.
Visual Clues: There aren’t any visual cues in this game besides the highlighted text.
Mistakes: I was unable to find any mistakes with this game.
Rating: This game does not allow you to rate it.
Highlighted Cues: The nouns and verbs in the sentences are the only part of the game that are highlighted.
Navigation Routine: You continue clicking forward or back until the game is over.
Click Back and Back: You can click back through the entire the game, all the way back to the beginning.
Click and Drag: There is no dragging in this game.
Rating: 3